Class in a glass Jul 22, 2009
"Hints of gooseberries", "slate minerality", "old cigar box", "old boot leather", etc. No one can smell and taste all that, can they. (The Age, Australia)
Food and Dining Briefs for July 2 Jul 2, 2009
Casa de Bandini reopens: Casa de Bandini, the Mexican restaurant that Diane Powers operated in Old Town San Diego for 25 years until she lost her lease four years ago and was forced to close, reopens Thursday in The Forum shopping center in Carlsbad. Like the old Casa de Bandini (which operated in a historical 1829 adobe in Old Town), the new restaurant features the same colorful decor: Mexican folk art on the walls, festive umbrellas, Zapotec weavings, antiques and a hand-carved stone fountain. (North County Times)
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Food and Dining Briefs for July 2 : North County Times - Californian 07-02-2009. Casa de Bandini reopens: Casa de Bandini, the Mexican restaurant that Diane Powers operated in Old Town San Diego for 25 years until she lost her lease four years ago and was forced to close, reopens Thursday in The Forum shopping center in Carlsbad. (North County Times)
Summer Fun events 2009 Jun 4, 2009
Summer Cigar Dinner: Racine Zoo, 2131 N. Main St., Racine ... Enjoy a steak dinner, drinks, exemplary cigar selection, live and silent auctions. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Velvet Assassin May 13, 2009
com My Best Records (on XBOX 360): total campaign completion : 2hr and 40 min / 231 silent kill out of 344 enemies / total 344 kill out of 344 enemies - Summary: 1) Total 15000 EXP 2) Total 69 Collectibles 3) Total 7 Secret Objective 4) Total 7 Letters Mission 1 The Lost Valley (Total 1000 EXP) 1) (Knight's Cross 1 of 5) On the barrels - In front of the parachute on top level (100 EXP) 2) (Signet Ring 1 of 7) Carrying with a patrol guard near the bridge (100 EXP) 3) (Lighter 1 of 5) On the pile... (IGN PC Games)
Country store proud of rural atmosphere May 11, 2009
"This is my second home here," Brooks said seated from the porch while enjoying a cigar. "At my age, where else am I going to go? I've got a country store here and I'm from the country. I've got everything I need right here. And nothing has changed since I've been coming here.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
This noble red should be prized May 3, 2009
Rich with flavours of cherry, plum, cigar and spice, it carries through with juicy acidity and never sits heavy on the palate. The finish is long and harmonious. (Globe and Mail)
Antiques dealer Ed Hardy - end of an era Apr 30, 2009
The sale will represent the dismantling of a way of life that began when Hardy, as a child in Michigan, developed a passion for old things - wagon wheels, pressed glass, even cigar store Indians - his eye honed first by an elegant grandmother who loved antiquing and later by mentor Carl Yeakel, a Laguna Beach (Orange County) antiquarian. Hardy won't give it up entirely - he plans to become a consultant. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Buzz: Locals walk the Oscar red carpet Mar 2, 2009
Peter Coyote savors a Havana cigar as he visits one of Cuba's top factories. Iconic 'New American Home' earns rave reviews. (San Francisco Chronicle)
